George Davies ?

[Ted Hughes]

http://allafrica.com/stories/201208290854.html

Manchester City youngster George Davies, FC Sheriff Tiraspol midfielder Abu Tommy and FK Jagodina striker Lamin Suma are the three new names invited for the Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars' 2013 Nations Cup qualifying duel against Tunisia.

Leone Stars will host the Carthage Eagles at the National Stadium in Freetown on September 8 for the first leg encounter and with 11 days to go, Leone Stars' Swedish coach Lars Olof Mattsson has released a new list of 21 players instead of the 19 he had earlier named.

Mattsson's decision to include the three players in the squad cannot be unconnected to recent development over the eligibility of Nigeria-born striker Victor Igbekoyi Kayode to play for the country.

Questions were raised as to whether the Azal PFC striker meets the FIFA criteria that should enable him to naturalize. However, with such concerns, the Swede has decided to replace Kayode with the two youngsters: FK Jagodina striker Lamin Suma and Manchester City's attacking winger, George Davies.

This is the first time the two youngsters have got a call-up from the Swede to join the senior side. Also being invited for the first time is FC Sheriff Tiraspol midfielder, Abu Tommy.

Davies' inclusion to the squad could be connected to his recent performance with the national U-20 squad against Cameroon in both legs. Despite being knocked out by the Cameroonians 3-1 on aggregate, the Man City youngster was said to have been the center of attraction in both legs with his outstanding pace and individual skills.

NAMES OF INVITED PLAYERS:

Goalkeepers

Christian Caulker - Kallon FC, Sierra Leone

Solomon Zombo Morris - FC Rouen, France

Defenders

Mustapha Dumbuya - Portsmouth FC, England

Mohamed Kamanor - Umeå FC, Sweden

Gibril Sankoh - Augsburg FC, Germany

Umaru Bangura - FK Haugesund, Norway

Hassan Milla Sesay - My Pa FC, Finland

Sheriff Suma - FK Raevan, Azerbadjan

Ibrahim Koroma - Trelleborgs FF, Sweden

Midfielders

Alfred Sankoh - Sanliurfaspor, Turkey

Mohamed Medo Kamara - Partizan Belgrade, Serbia

Khalifa Jabbie - Fredrikstad FK, Norway

Samuel Barlay - FK Raevan, Azerbadjan

Julius Woobay - Neftchi FC, Azerbadjan

Mohamed Kallon - Kallon FC, Sierra Leone

Abu Tommy - FC Tiraspol, Moldova

Forwards

Lamin Suma - FK Jagodina, Serbia

Alhassan Crespo - Kamara AIK, Sweden

Ibrahim Teteh Bangura - Bursaspor, Turkey

Mohamed Bangura - Celtic FC, Scotland

George Davies - Manchester City, England


I wonder if we'll sign him pro or if we'll 'free George Davies' (nostalgic one for fans of 70's cricket there).

[john68]

I've already got the shovel out of the shed Ted.

"FREE GEORGE DAVIES"...(with every 5 litres)

[Burt]

The final sentence in the song The Cockney Kids Are Innocent by Sham69

[Dameerto]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

[Dronny]

I've already got the shovel out of the shed Ted.

"FREE GEORGE DAVIES"...(with every 5 litres)

Headingly if memory serves???

[Nigels Tackle]

george davies..... not a very sierra leoneon name is it?

i imagine a floppy haired public school educated young white lad reporting for duty...

"errr... ya... the name's err... george... errr.... davies... ya... hmmm.... frightfully nice to meet you hassan"

[Dameerto]

Western names are popular in Africa for a number of reasons, and surnames mean nothing if he gets his ancestory from his mother's side. (all he needs is one grandparent to have been born in the country).

[Ted Hughes]

I've already got the shovel out of the shed Ted.

"FREE GEORGE DAVIES"...(with every 5 litres)

Headingly if memory serves???

Correct.

Dennis Lillie, Jeff Thomson, Derek Underwood etc.

What's the cricket equivalent of 'jumpers for goalposts' ?

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[freshie]

There are some brilliant names there - Khalifa Jabbie and Sherrif Suma stand out in particular!

[gillie]

I've already got the shovel out of the shed Ted.

"FREE GEORGE DAVIES"...(with every 5 litres)

Headingly if memory serves???

Correct.

Dennis Lillie, Jeff Thomson, Derek Underwood etc.

What's the cricket equivalent of 'jumpers for goalposts' ?

[youtube]sPl1uZKY990[/youtube]

And it turned out he was a villain after all that.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

There's WHAT?

[BlueinBosnia]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

There's WHAT?

Yep. In Sierra Leone, I think.

Yes, they are: http://www.sierraleonemcfc.co.uk/News.aspx

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

There's WHAT?

Yep. In Sierra Leone, I think.

Yes, they are: http://www.sierraleonemcfc.co.uk/News.aspx

Weird and fantastic.

[john68]

Even better than fantastic Antti. If you click on the "WHO WE ARE" tag, our own SPIV is in there.

[Scatman]

Even better than fantastic Antti. If you click on the "WHO WE ARE" tag, our own SPIV is in there.

On the team photo, back row (our) left, is that Vass?

[BmoreBlue]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

There's WHAT?

Yep. In Sierra Leone, I think.

Yes, they are: http://www.sierraleonemcfc.co.uk/News.aspx

Weird and fantastic.

maybe a year or two back there was an entire video series on the OS where some supporters club worked with the club and shipped an entire shipping container full of stuff, including a Sierra Leone MCFC bus so the team could drive to away matches.

[Ted Hughes]

There's an African Man City, they won a cup last season. I was hoping we'd play them at some point.

There's WHAT?

Yep. In Sierra Leone, I think.

Yes, they are: http://www.sierraleonemcfc.co.uk/News.aspx

Weird and fantastic.

maybe a year or two back there was an entire video series on the OS where some supporters club worked with the club and shipped an entire shipping container full of stuff, including a Sierra Leone MCFC bus so the team could drive to away matches.

The main guy came over from Sierra Leone not so long ago & was at a game or two, interviewed on the OS, Radio Manchester etc.

(I think this George Davis geezer is, or was, at the 'Right To Dream' academy btw, which is apparently affiliated to us. If he has been signed by City officially though I don't know).

[john@staustell]

I've already got the shovel out of the shed Ted.

"FREE GEORGE DAVIES"...(with every 5 litres)

Poor chap. Remember them digging up the test wicket and all that fuss when I was a kid, to free poor innocent bank robber George. They released him, then he got caught in flagrante and banged up again for bank robbery. Brilliant.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Even better than fantastic Antti. If you click on the "WHO WE ARE" tag, our own SPIV is in there.

Good spot that!
I love stuff like this. Anyone ever wondered how Spiv has made his millions to travel around the world and act as benefactor? Yeah, me too!

[Tokyo Blue]

Which one's spiv?